Yorkton This Week

Tis the season of giving … and, for this political columnist, a little atonement for all the nasty things we’ve written. What better excuse than Christmas to give our Saskatchewan politicians overdue credit for what might have been overlooked.

Each year, like clockwork, someone will mention that Die Hard is their favorite Christmas movie. The logic is sound, it’s a movie, set at Christmas.

Christmas often brings out the best in people. We open our hearts. We look for opportunities to give. But what is really amazing is the number of people who keep this Christmastime spirit alive the entire year.

I have always been a big fan of murder mysteries. I get this from my mom with whom I used to watch Columbo when I was but a wee lad. One of the great shows of all time is Murdoch Mysteries.

A Yorkton judge has excluded evidence in a drug trafficking case based on a Charter violation and acquitted the 28-year-old suspect on all charges. At a hearing December 20, Judge Ross Green recapped the evidence against Dustin Kennedy.

The RCMP has charged a Yorkton man and woman with cocaine trafficking after executing a search warrant on a residence in the city. Christopher Sharpe (32) is charged with one count each trafficking and possession for the purpose of trafficking.

Clients at Safe Haven will be enjoying some wild meat meals over the holidays thanks to a donation made to the local women’s shelter by the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN).

The Brandon Sun Spartan Invitational took place in Brandon, MB this past weekend and the Yorkton Regional High School senior boys’ basketball team was one of the 32 teams to attend. The 32 teams were split into two divisions of 16.

The Yorkton Kinsmen ‘AA’ Terriers of the SSMHL Midget Division hosted three home games this past weekend in Yorkton. The team currently holds a 16-4-2 record, putting them in third place of the thirteen teams in their league.

Dr. Harold Wilkinson of Yorkton, beloved husband of Wilma Wilkinson, passed away on December 12, 2016 at the age of 94 years. Harold Richard Wilkinson was born on February 28, 1922 in Inglewood, ON to Rev.